Moody Hue's

When will people learn that no one person can make them mad. People can make you want to puke. People can make you a daiquiri. But really, who’s making who mad? We’ve all heard the expression, one bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch; but it will if you don’t eliminate high fruit boron concentrations in that one apple. The same could be applied to people. Unless you have some really strong preventative system in place to eliminate the toxic one, that one bad apple will poison the lot.
Enter the situation security alert system. Similar to the homeland security system, this system is in place to assist people in determining the mood of that unpredictable co-worker. The undiagnosed Sybil’s of the world working among us.
As with the homeland security system, the situation security system also utilizes an ambiguous color coded scheme to determine whether one should or should definitely not approach this co-worker. Lovely hues of green, blue, yellow, orange, and red, are in place to assist but certainly not supplant sound judgement when considering approaching these psycho Bob’s or Betty’s.
Follow directions carefully. Green would clearly indicate the co-worker is very approachable. This should be considered a good day. Unfortunately, in the experimental stage at least, the study team has yet to experience a banner green day. We are assuming at least three planets and a cluster of stars must converge to reach this level.
Blue indicates one should be guarded when making their approach. Blue is achievable and pretty well the norm. Imagine people dodging bullets for eight hours a day. One gets rather good at determining the probability of death.
Yellow is very unpredictable. Be afraid. Be very afraid. This stage can be turned on and off like a man trying to get just the right dose of viagra. It is highly recommended you test the waters before jumping in. Look for signals such as banging the phone down or answering the phone with a resounding "WHAT DO YOU WANT YOU IDIOT!" and the worker is referring to the caller on the receiving end as Mom. Best steer clear until you get the green light again. Clues the co-worker may be rebounding might include something as simple as making eye contact with you. But do not, I repeat do not stare. A quick glance should suffice. If you happen to make eye contact and the co-worker looks at you with disdain and asks, "what the hell are you looking at", well then that’s a good indication you should look the other way or tell them it’s tourrettes or a nervous tick. Never admit to the glance.
Orange is just a milder form of red. The difference being, you have inside information from a reliable source that this is not going to be a stellar day so avoidance is key. Police tape to section off the area should be nearby and easily accessible. Chances are someone is not going to survive.
As well, in this stage, never give this person a piece of your mind. No one really wants a piece of your mind anyway, People want a piece of pie. People enjoy a piece of cake. Keep your mind in tact.
When red level is achieved worlds collide. Flags are at half staff. Good news is the department’s hiring.